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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
’I e ffe c t upon tho acid ity of soils and j it is believed, tt w ill m ean the saving
1 on. th e content o f av ailab le p la n t food, of m any ranches of well producing
although it assisted in the solution of orchards from the creditors ’ hands. The
av ailab le p la n t food and in its tr a n s ­ N orthw estern F ru it E xchange reports
By Prof. W. L. Powers.
mission to th e proper p a rts of th e grow- j th a t m any of the lailru ad s have re­
plied to th e ir request in a way to indi­
I ing p lant.
A lto g eth er these field experim ent? cate th a t they them selves appréciât«
m erely b y c o n tac t o f one eoil p article
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> ’ w ith an o th er, and while its e ffe c t on and o bservations have shown th a t u n ­ tlio situ atio n facing the industry this
P ro p er irrig atio n m ay be o f <5> th e soil is clearly seen, the w ater itself der proper m anagem ent th ere is a good year.
<s> gToat value to farm ers in th e <!’ is not visible. The hygroscopic w ater p ro fit in irrig atio n in all cases w here
CAN EARN $ 5 0 .0 1 ) PER . ? * *
<?> W illam ette V alley, according to <i> clings to th e soil particles and is p rac­ the w ater can be supplies! by ¡lumping f YOU
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XVlth
S ca rle ts Improved St« ndard
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th e Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College. <?• tically s ta tio n a ry w ith th e soil. O f the i or otherw ise a t a cost of not to ex­
Well O rillin g Machine,
valley silt loams th e maximum capillary ceed $1 p er acre-inch for all th e w ater
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In tho follow ing artielo P rofes-
PniU lli 'uwh u v fot.natKJ«.
Five ycAii ahead of to y o 6 e .
<5> sor W. L. Pow ers shows how th is •?> w ater co n ten t is about 34 per cent, tho used. P ro p erly m anaged irrig atio n prac-
H u *r«wd ai drtQinfl 130 f<-et
and dn*,na ca«in( id M houn.
is true.
<s> maximum am ount proper fo r cu ltiv atio n . tiee ta k e n in connection w ith th e free- J
record where 70 feet waednll* Jon 2 S a*l . d»h(Uta
4* is 27 per cent, th e optimum w ater con­ w orking soils will give the farm ers of Another
•t9cpcrgaL O« emancanupfate. .1 le. valiy equ iitxd ka
5> <?>'?> <*> <$>•$> ■?> <$> $>
<S» > ■»> te n t b est fo r cu ltiv atio n and crop p ro­ th e W illam ette V alley such control of running night». F whin«!oh. I n p r- •¡gpo Catalogua V I
d uction is ab o u t 23 per cent, the i th e m oisture content o f th eir soils as KEIERSON MACHINERY CO . M anus Portland. C r*
(Special to th e F arm M agazine.)
dro u g h t po in t ab o u t 14 per cent, and will not only increase the volume of
ROM experim ents and observations
th e minim um m oisture content is about th e crop, b u t will likew ise increase the Lewis A u d ib le S p e e d Indicator
m ade by th e Oregon A g ricu ltu ral
A speed indicator
11 p er cent. Irrig a tio n durin g a seven p ro fits and im prove tho tilth and f e r ­
College it appears th a t proper ir r i­
th a t a t t a c h e s to
y e a r s ’ te s t gave a higher seasonal mois­ tility of th e ir soils.
g a tio n in th e W illam ette V alley will
any cream separa­
tu re co n ten t, w hich was associated w ith
provide a more fav o rab le m oisture con­
tor. R ings a bell
higher yields of nine stan d ard Wiliam
te n t o f th e soil, and will aso aid in the
U t i 1 the r i g h t
e tte V alley crops.
lib eratio n of p lan t food and in its solu­
s p e e d is reached,
Interesting
and
Important.
tio n am i conveyance to th e plants.
then audibly elicks
Some o f th e incid en tal e ffects of ir ri­
L ikew ise it will increase th e bacterial
R EQ U ESTED em ergency ra te of
a t a n y speed d e­
j 10 re n ts reduction to all points
a c tiv ity of th e soil and lead to a g re a t­ g atio n as shown by these tests are not
sired— aad at oxer-
only
in
te
re
stin
g
b
u
t
highly
im
p
o
rtan
t
E ast, asked for by the N o rth ­
er root and to p developm ent of the
speed is silent.
p la n t. F urtherm ore, e x tra root develop­ to tho irrig a tiu n fa n n e r us w e lt It w estern F ru it Exchange in b eh alf of
Postpaid, $3.25.
m ent of the p la n t will ten d to o ffset w as shown am ong other th in g s th a t grow ers and shippers of th e N orth
P
escrip
ti re circular
an y ru nning to g eth er o f th e soil due to irrig a tio n is associated w ith a tempo west, has brought to th e surface an al
upon request.
ra
ry
loss
o
f
m
oisture
in
tho
su
b
so
ils
most universal plea. All of th e rail
irrig atio n .
SUPPLY COMPANY
roads in th e N orthw est carry in g fr u it
Irrig a tio n farm in g ten d s to rem ove due to reversed capillary m ovem ent.
» (M U U R D . O n tC O N
The
hig
h
est
seasonal
m
oisture
con­
w ere addressed in a memorial settin g
la rg e r crops from th e land a«d conse
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M H ITAF1Y
q n en tly larg er am ounts of fe rtiliz e r in te n t in irrig a te d p lan ts was obtained fo rth th e need fo r allev iation of m ar
in
connection
w
ith
early
spring
plow
k etin g cost of apples th is year.
th e way of refuse m ust be retu rn ed to
r - a - - ”
Business men generally and news
th e land if its fe r tility is to be m ain­ ing, m anuring, crop rotations including
and
freq u en t cu ltiv atio n , papers have added to the stro n g argil- ,
tain ed . I t is more im p o rtan t to p rac­ legum es,
tice a carefu l ro ta tio n of crops th a t th e re b y m ain tain in g a crum b soil m ents as given by th e E x eh an g ' w ith
on-Sectarian E oarJm g end D a ,
w ill perm it the grow ing of elover or mulch 2J to 3 inches in d epth over the a com prehensive an aly sis of conditions A Select
I as th ey see them . G rowers and ship School for ttoys. M ilitary S iari; due riuail
some other soil building crop on the su rface.
Irrig a tio n likew isa caused a low ering pers are endorsing th e request on every Classes, Men Teacher» Care DU au p erv u io ’t
la n d every few years, in irrig atio n
secures re se lls th at are not attained
fa rm in g th a t in o th er m ethods. I t is o f th e tem p eratu re to tho e x ten t o f a> hand «o th a t it may well be said th a t where. Send for catalog.
much
as
4
degrees
o
f
soils
in
cu
ltiv
ated
the
request
is
unanim
ous.
also more necessary th a t irrig ated
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I t is the b elief th a t the railroad*
field s be plowed up deeply a t freq u en t p lats and as much as 10 degrees in
meadow
plats.
will decide to do ev erv th in g in th eir
in te rv a ls to m ain tain a good s ta te of
Aside from these and o th er inciden­ power to aid the grow er in the face
tilth .
tal fe a tu re s irrig a tio n is shown to have of th is y e a r's conditions w hich are
Crop Rotation.
Crop ro tatio n s in irrig atio n fa rm ­ accom plished its m ain purpose by pro represented bv an immense crop over
ing should provide fo r the grow ing of ducing an increase in th e crop yields. th e en tire country and the d o sin g o f
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a good proportion of cu ltiv ated crops D u rin g th e seven years th e av erag e in­ dependable exports. The railroads are
each y ear, since cu ltiv a te d crops re­ crease of all crops has been 65 per cent. v itally in terested in the m ark etin g o f
T H E SCHOOL o r SUCCESS
q u ire less w ater and use it la te r in th e I t altered th e shape and size of the th e crop. Tt lias been pointed o u t tlin t
W rite for Full In! ruiation
season th an do th e meadow crops. A p la n ts and a ffected (he seed products, aid from th is source will allow the
C entral Bu Iding, Portland, Or
causing
b
e
tte
r
shaped
ears
and
a
high
grow
er
to
place
upon
the
m
arket
un­
ro ta tio n of soil b uilding crops to g eth er
w ith th e app lication of m anure m ain ­ e r g erm ination o f corn w ith a lower doubtedly a much larg er percentage of
his crop th an he would otherw ise do.
ta in s the w ater holding cap acity and germ in atio n of beans.
and it is possible to figure out that
E ffect on Market.
fe r tility of soils, th ereb y low ering the
Irrig a tio n has likew ise altered the th e railro ad s will be able to m ake
w a te r cost of d ry m atter.
L arg er am ounts of m anure can also p ercen tag e of m ark etab le products, more money th is y e a r hauling apple*
bp used w ith o u t m aking th e soils too causing more beans in proportion to a t a tem p o rary reduced rate than they
open w here irrig atio n is p racticed . A p lan t, m ore beet in proportion to top, could a t th e ir reg u lar rates. This cer
fre e w orking soil can be b u ilt up and b u t few er p otatoes in proportion to th e t.ainly will be so in th e long run if, as
Irrig a tio n has also
k e p t in a higher s ta te o f p ro d u c tiv ity i to p produced.
b y th e use of ro tatio n including caused a slig h t change in th e chemical
legum es and th e use of m anure, in c o n -! com position of the products.
Tho e ffe c t of continued irrig atio n
se c tio n w ith proper irrig atio n .
Irrig a tio n farm in g fin d s its h ig h est upon th e soil fo r several successive
developm ent in connection w ith in ­ y ears varies w ith the ch aracter o f th e
te n siv e cu ltu ral m ethods. I t will become crops grow n. Tho soils show a slight
o f increasing im portance in W estern ten d en cy to decrease in w ater cap acity
T o u r fu tu re depends upon your
O regon on all free w orking soils in and increase in volume w eight w ith
train in g . L et us tra in yon for a suc­
connection w ith in ten siv e d airy in g , hop irrig atio n w here rank feed in g erops
cessful business career.
w ere grow n, b u t to be im proved in
production and tru c k farm ing.
O ver 2,000 stu d e n ts trained by us
th ese respects w here soil b u ild in g crops
Moisture Points.
are holding lu crativ e positions.
W illam ette V alley silt loam under w ere grow n. Irrig atio n has caused a
field conditions has several im p o rtan t decided increase in organic co n ten t
m oisture points. I t w ill be recalled in w here legum inous crops were grown.
th is connection th a t w a te r in th e soils T his com parison w as m ade w ith soils
h as th ree d istin ct aspects— free, cap il­ upon w hich legum es were grow n w ith
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lary and hygroscopic. The free m oisture out irrig atio n .
I. M W alker. President
Principal.
Profit
Possible.
ap p ears as w ater and moves ch iefly by
P O R T L A N D , OR EG O N.
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Irrig a tio n had b u t little appreciable
g ra v ity . Tho cap illary w ater moves
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